I have new replacement wheel cylinders for 505 Wagon @$24 each.
Brian Holm
At 06:32 PM 3/9/2005, Bob Bruce wrote:
>Sorry....the 505 sw rear wheel brake cylinder seals are not at all common
>and I have found they do not rebuild well even if you do find them
>Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dan Midtdal
> To: pugmanvancan
> Cc: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 5:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] 505 TD wagon brakes
>
>
> Richard:
> I bled the front brakes only for Mladen last fall and found they bled
> with just one hitch. I did find that one bleed nipple was horridly
> clogged with crud and it would not bleed untill I put it on the bench and
> drilled it out, then it was ok. I suspect the rears may be clogged in
> the nipple as well. I had neither the time or inclination to continue on
> the freebe route for him. You may now have to replace the whole rear
> wheel cylinders and I suspect that it is simply bunged up inside with
> corrosion. You could try removing the wheel cylinder, take it to the
> bench and rebuild it with commonly availble wheel cylinder seals. I was
> able to get a handfull of seals from Napa the last time I did the job on
> my 504 wagon. The rear brakes are the same I believe. Take the rubber
> bits to a brake jobber and have him match the sizes, they are universal
> ie 7/8" or something. Make sure you hone the wheel cylinders really
> well. If they are badly pitted in their bores, you may as well forget it
> and get new ones.
> Dan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: pugmanvancan
> To: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:28 PM
> Subject: [Peugeot-L] 505 TD wagon brakes
>
>
>
> Hi all, just picked up a 1985 505 TD wagon, you know the one Dan!
> made it all the way to Vancouver from Kelowna in one piece,
> everything ran great, all except the brakes. Basically there wasn't
> any. I would pump 5 - 6 times and only then would I get anything
> resembling enough power to stop the car. Luckily I didn't have to
> stop in a hurry!
> Tonight I was trying to bleed the brakes to see if that would solve
> the problem. The fronts bled as they should, no bubbles. When I tried
> the left rear I couldn't get any fluid out of the bleed valve. So I'm
> now thinking the very poor braking performance is due to a blockage
> in the rear brake system along with a fairly large amount of air
> somewhere. This makes sense to me as it seems to fit with how the
> brakes felt when actually driving. To make matters worse I also
> managed to break off the right rear bleed nipple!
>
> What do others think about how the brakes handled, does my diagnosis
> seem to fit??
>
> cheers
>
> Richard
Brian Holm, Parts for Peugeots
at Peugeot Holm, since 1969
2120 Maple Hill
Plainfield, VT, 05667
802-454-7132, fax -1310
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